Politics

The Leader – 27th June – Sarvajana Balaya leader Dilith Jayaweera has rejected an allegation by SLPP’s Namal Rajapaksa that he has a secret deal with president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to sabotage the patriotic camp.  He told ‘Iraj Show’ social media channel by Iraj Weeraratne that he represents a rational leadership devoid of family politics, […]

Daily Mirror – 30th June – Sri Lanka has wooed U.S. investment in the development of the Colombo port and integrated infrastructure at a recent summit in Washington, a Deputy Minister said yesterday. The Colombo port is one of the biggest strategic assets of Sri Lanka, with the government planning for the development of a logistics

Colombo Telegraph – 25th June – “Deposuit potentes De sede et exaltavit humiles” (He has putdown the mighty from their seat and exalted them of low degree). These words of W. H. Longfellow ring a bell when one looks at the turn of events surrounding the US-Israel war against Iran.  

News First – 29th June – The deadline for public officials to submit their declaration of assets and liabilities without incurring a penalty will expire tomorrow. The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) says legal action will be initiated against officials who fail to submit the required declarations in accordance with the

News First – 27th June – A Senior Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat, was arrested for allegedly preparing a fake passport under the name of a third party to facilitate the escape, out of Sri Lanka, for an organised criminal. Accordingly, a 41-year-old, resident of Kandy was taken into custody. The suspect had previously

CBS – 29th June – A CBS report says the Iran war has added roughly $1,000 in extra fuel, food, and other costs per American household since February, according to an estimate from Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.